"Workforce" Line-by-Line

JAFFEN: I thought we were fraternising. Maybe we could get acquainted after work. There is a little place some of us like to go to. We could get a meal.

 

JANEWAY: I can't.

 

JAFFEN: You need to talk to someone besides your console.

 

Janeway: I appreciate the offer, but with this new job I don't really have time to socialise.

 

[Bar]

(Just the bar owner and Paris.)

UMALI: They're always looking for laborers at the Power Distribution Plant.

 

PARIS: I had a job there once. Didn't like it much.

 

UMALI: Odd. They treat their employees well. How long were you there?

 

PARIS: Oh, a while.

 

UMALI: It would be very simple for me to find out.

 

PARIS: A day.

 

Umali: A day?

 

PARIS: Half a day, actually. Give or take an hour.

 

UMALI: Not what I'd call an illustrious career.

 

PARIS: I don't belong behind a console pushing buttons, But when I heard some of the workers talking about your place, I knew I had to get a job here.

 

UMALI: You were terminated, weren't you?

 

PARIS: Yes.

 

UMALI: That's quite an accomplishment during a labour shortage. What happened?

 

PARIS: It's a long story

 

UMALI: I like a long story.

 

Paris: I had a disagreement with the new Efficiency Monitor. She didn't think my work was very